01
Stabilisation after a leadership change
Industrial goods · DACH · 5 months
CEO departure without an orderly succession; delivery capability and liquidity planning under pressure. Temporary takeover of operational leadership, weekly steering rhythm.
→On-time delivery above 98%, cash forecast accuracy above 95%, clean handover after five months.
02
Integration of two acquisitions
Services · family office · 6 months
Governance, reporting and core processes running in three parallel variants. Harmonisation, integration plan with day-one readiness, disciplined tracking of synergy levers.
→More than 90% of planned synergies in six months, one reporting standard across all units.
03
Performance programme in the portfolio
Mid-market manufacturing · 9 months
Persistent deviation from plan with no transparency on the effective levers. Focused programme across procurement, production, sales, working capital; every action tied to a target metric.
→EBITDA improved by 4.5 percentage points in nine months.
04
Scaling preparation
Retail / e-commerce · «add duration»
Strong growth on a grown structure, monthly close too slow to steer by. Building scalable steering and organisational structures.
→Revenue growth 30% at a stable cost ratio, monthly close under five working days.
05
Escalation management in a portfolio
«add sector» · family office · 2 quarters
Significant underperformance in a core asset, investment team tied up operationally. Short-term intervention, clear accountability, focus on the three most effective actions.
→Return to the business plan in two quarters, with no permanent overhead.
06
Near-turnaround stabilisation
Services · 4 months
An accumulation of open escalations, margin under pressure, leadership in permanent reactive mode. Takeover of critical work packages, resolution by effect rather than by volume of noise.
→Open escalations reduced by more than 70%, margin stabilised, handover after four months.
All figures come from completed engagements and are anonymised. They are not an assurance of comparable results — every starting position differs. On request we will name referees in person, where the owners have agreed.